Category Archives: Local News

Evansville Charter School Ranked Best In the Nation
Signature School takes top honors. It is ranked the second-best high school in the country and the best charter high school in the nation in the US News & World Report 2023-2024 rankings. This is ...
Amy Adams Aug 30, 2023 Photo from Facebook

Two Dead in Louisville Mass Shooting
More gun violence in Louisville... at least two people are dead and several more injured in a mass shooting in a restaurant downtown. Louisville metro police say they received multiple calls reporting...
Aug 28, 2023 Shooting graphic -- Image Source: Midwest Communications

Retail Betting Coming to Kentucky
Mobile and in person retail betting is getting ready to launch at horse tracks in the Bluegrass state including Ellis Park in Henderson County. Mobile betting starts September 28th while in person ret...
Aug 28, 2023 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Sturgis Council Considers Bankruptcy, Dissolution
The Sturgis Kentucky City Council will meet this evening amid major financial problems. The city is suffering from a major financial deficit along with 21 unpaid invoices that have seriously depleted ...
Aug 28, 2023 City of Sturgis KY

East Gibson School Superintendent Resigns
The East Gibson School Corporation is looking for a new superintendent. This comes after the school board last night accepted the resignation of now former superintendent James Wilson. School Corporat...
Aug 25, 2023 James Wilson (VCCC)

Frog Follies "Knee-Deep" in Vintage Cars
Hot rods and hot temps. The 48th annual Frog Follies got rolling this (Fri) morning at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairgrounds. Despite the heat with indexes well into the triple digits, about 3,000 pr...
Aug 25, 2023 Photo: WIKY News

Firefighters Battle Blaze at Recycling Business
At least six Evansville Fire Department units did battle with a working fire on Harriett Street in downtown Evansville. The staff evacuated the building. The call came in shortly before 7:30 a.m. at t...
Aug 25, 2023 D4E / CC

E.P.D. Looks for ATM Burglary Suspect
Evansville police were called to the Pearl Drive branch of Heritage Federal on a hold-up alarm. When they arrived he found the alarm had been triggered by an attempt to yank an ATM out of its housing ...
Aug 24, 2023 Photo: Noah Robinson

Excessive Heat Is Changing Things Up At Ellis Park
Ellis Park Racing officials announced Friday's nine-race card has been postponed to Monday due to excessive heat warnings. The Tri-State area is on alert for temperatures in the high 90s with heat ind...
Amy Adams Aug 23, 2023 WIKY News Photo by Jordan RowE

Evansville Volunteer Headed To Help Victims In Maui
A Red Cross volunteer from Evansville is headed to the island of Maui in the wake of devastating wildfires. Daryl Moore says he will probably be stationed at an emergency check-in station where he wil...
Amy Adams Aug 23, 2023 Steve Snodgrass / CC


